Bucatini

Loved the food and the ambiance. Garlic bread was absolutely delicious. Bucatini Napolitana and Veg Bucatini tasted fresh and good. Shout out to the person setting up and clearing tables. He was so nice and friendly. Giving 4 star as our waiter was always in a hurry and didn't even ask or confirm the selection of pasta and it seemed like even though they were not entirely busy, we were getting delayed service. I'm sure there must be a valid reason but as a customer we felt good service was missing.

Really bummed one of my favorite places had such a quality drop. Positive was the bread is clearly made in house and has a really great texture. The bread is REALLY good, very airy and hydrated, pretty sure it's a ciabatta or ciabatta hybrid. The filling being so bad is criminal to how good the bread is. The negative is everything is MASSIVELY under seasoned and I'm not sure it was salted at all. As a chef I'm always salting and tasting and yes salt is a subjective scale, which is why recipes say "salt to taste" but this is WAY under salted. I pulled the meat components out of both the steak and combo sandwiches and all three were under-salted and under seasoned. The veggies in the steak were also not fully cooked. You really don't want a chewy onion in a sandwich. Such a bummer as this used to be one of my favorite places. It's just an extra bummer when the food looks amazing and then tastes the opposite. Almost as if it would be less disappointing if it looked bad, which it doesn't.

I combed through the reviews on here and I was surprised to see how many people loved the caesar salad - “best ever” in some comments. I was too curious, so I got it with chicken and wow, it’s raving was justified. It was so so so so good! The chicken almost took the spotlight - it was served on the side and it was marinated in a tasty oily garlic herby liquid. Impeccable! I came back a few days later to try a pasta dish - the Salsiccia Amore. Wow! So much flavor. Loved the sausage in it. Also, their Tiramisu - too good. Please get it. Everything they touch seems to turn to gold. Huge portions too. Best Italian I’ve ever had. Due to covid there is no indoor dining still (September 2021) and there is very limited patio seating. The food, no matter if your taking out or sitting down, is served in to-go containers. They do bring it out to you, along with any drinks to the patio, but it’s all prepaid and you must order at the counter. A little odd, but hey the food was awesome.

So happy it is open again for in house dining. I have to say that there were times in the past when the quality of the food was not consistent but I must say that this visit was excellent. I had pasta with a saffron sauce that sang in your mouth. The wine was great and the Caesar salad tasted fresh and tangy. It was a great experience